Two of the specialties which have made a hit in the first two nights of the Centennial Follies of 1955 are the battle of the cent-

FIRST TWO NIGHTS OF FOLLIES

ury, Flyspeck vs. Jumbo: and lies are Presenthd by the Y'a tion which takes off Charlotte-

the Elizabeth Dancers in the "Can-Can" which are appearing again tonight at P.W.C. The Fol-

Men's clubs. Burlesque would probably be the better word for the produc-

NEVISY

NOTES

Iy J. A. Clarh.AD.Se.

CEYLON

Ceylon recently has been freq- uently in the news, because of the election which has Just replayed. sir John lawaia's PF0'B""!h government y the leftist Peolllel United Front party led by Nelllnlr is. ' B d ranaike. who wants to make Ceylon a Socialist Republic. though he has declared that he would like to remain on good terms with Britain and the British Commonwealth.

ON

HCSQEII is a tropical island shap- ed very much' like a D83? Wml "3 stem end towards India on tires north, from which it is selaarllgalk by the Gulf of Mannar an bod. Strait. Across between these

es of water. extend P91113911” from either side. and a chain 0l sandy shoals known as "Adamls Bridge" that is about 30 miles loll!- Ceylon lies between 5 deg 55 mg” mg gdeg 51 min north latitu e and 79 deg 42 min and in des 55 min east longitude. It is 266 gulls: long and its greatest width

miles. Its area is 25. 332 square miles. or about one-half the size or the three Maritime Provinces: being larger than Nova Scotia but smaller than New Brunswick. HISTORY

The history of Ceylon may-be divided into ancient and modern- It is recorded that WUB3'0- (W; the Ganges River country. lhvldc and conquered Cey10I'l In 5” 3' ' He founded a dynasty that 188'-ed about 8 centuries. There were sev- eral invasions later by "19 M"l3' bars. who at one time possessed the whole island. but they WP" defeated in 1235 A.D.. when a nat- ikve diyuasty recovered Pl" 01 "1?

ng om.

Portuguese from Europe first VII- ited Ceylon in 1505. and bad form- ed a settlement at Colombo for trading by 1511. They were driven out by the Dutch in 1658, and fol- lowing a European war, Ceylon was formally annexed by the Brit- ish Crown in 1802. As a crown colony, Ceylon was administered by a governor. an executive counc- il of five members. and a legislat- ive'councll of is, partially elective. The population has increased from about 4 million in 1910 to approxi- mately Glh million at the present time. In 1948 Ceylon became an indqendent country. and a full me her of the British Common-

we h. THREE LAND DIVISIONS

Topographlcally. Ceylon la divid- ed into three great sections: The low Country in the north and” around the coast, with elevations up to 500 feet; the Mid Country. with elevations from 1,500 to 1,000 feet: and the Up Country in the centre and south. with elevation from 3.000 to 5,000 feet. There are five mountains over 7,000 feet high. the highest being Mount Ped- rotallagalla, 0.2.81 feet. The near- by iableland of Nuwara-Ellyn that has an elevation of 0,210 feet lies between these mountains. There have been two gieological uplifts. which produced e sharp... rugged hills of the Mid Country and the mountains of the Up Country. cnniurra .

Ceylon is known as: "Tho Pearl at the East". its temperatures are wonderfully uniform. and seldom exceed 05 deg F. The daily max- imum temperature in the Low Country rises to It deg. F.. and in the cooler areas on the beauti- ful hblslaada of the Up Country. the thermometer in the shade nov- errisesabovc'I0deg.F..witlian average temperature of as dog F. ahomiiights are cool and

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in the south and southwest of the island, where rainall ranges from 75 to 200 inches per year. Tor- rential rains occur in the Wet Zone. with six inches in less than an hour. and over 54 inches have fal- len in a single 40-hour period. There are about Bl persons per square mile in the Dry Zone, while the wet Zone has over 600 per- sons per square mile. AGRlCULTURE.. . . . . . . ..

There are two distinct types of agriculture in Ceylon: Village Ag- riculture with holdlngs of less than 20 acres, and Estate Agriculture with larger holdings. the majority of "true estates" have more than 100 acres each. of arable land. These estates are almost exclusiv- ely concerned with one of the three cash export crops: Tea, rubber and cocoanuts, and the 4.600 estates cultivate over a million acres. The acreage in tea, is over four times that of cocoanuts. with that of rub- ber bein about three times the area of t e cocoanuts. Rice. cocoa and other crops are used on only 10 per cent of the holdings.

The Village Agriculturakland be- ing cultivated amounts to almost 2V: million acres. Sixteen per cent of this is used for town or village gardens; as per cent is used for cocoanuts, 25 per cent is in paddy (rice). 10 per cent in rubber, with only 3 per cent in tea, and about 13 per cent in other crops. The village holdings are very small, they include the house area and "fields" are owned. in some cas- es by several which is too for the several owners is uauall cropped in turn by different owners.

Tea is an Up Country crop. and is grown on slopes up to 25 per cent or more. some are steeper than any land cropped in Canada. There are two types of palms that are important to Ceylon: The coc- oanut palm. grown largely in the Wet Zone, produces a nut or oil. food and drink; fibre for rope and mats. a hell for utensils, leaves for thntching and weaving and wood for many uses. The Palmyra palm is largely grown in the Dry Zone. and also supplies the mater- ials mentioned above. and an ed- ible fruit and also fodder for cat- tle. It is known as "the plant of 100 uses”.

Ceylon has been celebrated for centuries for its gems and precious stones. its pearl fisheries have been known from a remote date

in world history. There are some precious metals and also great

quantities of iron ore.

Fish Waste For Poultry Rofions

HALIFAX (CPI-Nova Scotia's poultry may aoon.become fish caters.

The Atlantic Fisheries experi- mental rtation here is working on the theory that fish waste can be converted cheaply into poultry food. A single trawler throws away enough fish waste to make 50 tons of meal.

The meal is prepared by placing the waste in large vats. allowing it to ferment, then grinding it to powder. It in then sent to the agri- cultural experimental station at Nappan, N.s.. where it is fed to

pin. the farm have found that moal produced from lobster claws and tails'prodmi-te a growth response a pan ry- mw . bud. brisket and tall acctiom produce Null 00 that of fish meal The scientists believe the mann- facture of fish meal will be feas- ible if the price can compete with other sources of protein such an ooybooa on meal.

AID ro Itsssnvanoivs Trans-Canada

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Girl Guide column

CAMPING

Are you aware there will be two Guide Camps this summer at North Rustico? Dates are July Ilth.-2Ist.. July 22nd.-31st. Guides could start now making plans to attend. The Camp C ' i and ” tee are anxious to hear from any Guide Captains or others, who would be interested in attending as staff personnel. Please submit your name to Miss Marion Lang- ille, 44 Hlllsboro St.. Charlottetown. lat. CENTRAL ROYALTY CO.

I keeping with Thinking Day, the 1st. Central Royalty Guide Co. had as guests. Miss Arsenault. Queens County Commissioner, Miss Mar- ina Kay, lst. and 3rd. Charlotte- town Co.. Mothers of Guides, and guests from the Glee Club who sponsor the Guide Co.

Miss Arsenault enrolled five guides. namely; Phyllis Stewart, Joan Crawford, Elaine Kenney, Joyce Hambly and Sonia DuPas- guier. Guides and guests seated in a circle, learned something of our International Sisterhood of Guides as the Lieutenant. Mrs. Farquharson. told about the Cabana which was being de- dicated on Feb. 22nd. in Mexico by Chief Guide, Lady Baden Pow- ell. In her honour the Guides sang "Happy Birthday to you". The Captain, Miss Langille, then introd- uced Marina Kays, who gave a most interesting description of the adventure Camp which she attend- ed last summer at Camp O'Hara,

Following Taps the meeting was dismissed by Miss Aisenault. lat. SOUTHPORT C0.

The 1st. Southport Guide Co. un- der the leadership of Mrs. Bill Wood Captain, and Mrs. Arthur Wellner Lieutenant, and the lat. Southport Brownie Pack with their leaders, Mrs. Urban McQuaid. Brown Owl and Mrs. L. Roper Tawny Owl enjoyed a Mother and Daughter Banquet held at the School, sponso cd by the Women's Institute. Chairman for the event was Mrs. Harry Mulch. After the Toast to the Queen. Mrs. Harold Mclfee toasted the Guide As-

town centennial celebrations in a light hearted way. Guardian Photo

eson, P ' -' v - ,- .--oMilliL:'..i:':':::s':.::::.:: Ing talk on Guiding. A toast to the yI9:g91'3 W8-S Presented by Bonnie C 98 8nd Mrs. .iohn Reddin re- sponded on behalf of all Mothers.

- - v Com- MISS Arsenault District 'I;1::l0lg.';'rlthe1:iIap:1:ented (prizes to on r A-lyward for the best essaary ohnhyoil citizenship. Congratulations toglfl) i ty Carol Matheson and Carol AI:y: Ward who were cnrolcd as Guides W0"? the P . . After the din- rrilegvglllri Erank Gaudei showed a bar le oAt e recent Boy Scout Jam. thee; Sfleclal .vole of thanks to en of the district who, under their efficient head chef served the indie: throughout the dinner and "93 ed 3 happy atmosphere which ma e the evening a complete suc- cess. 12th.. ZION ,CO. A llalilly event took place at the last meeting of 12th. Zion Guide 80.1. when Mrs. W.J. Rodd. Brown pw for the 12th. Zion Brownie Illicit. hrought in three Brownies, all wearing their Brownie smiles, Eh ready to use the wings which vey had won. to fly up to Guides, ickey McNevin, Dorothy Burke, Cami Ann Ward. they were recejv. cd and welcomed by .Mh-s suzanne MCKIHMH Captain. and Miss Jane Hall, Lieutenant. lat. CLASS HIKE

Now that the snow is going, and the weather.is getting better all Guides Planning to join in the 1st. Class bike can begin now by hav- ing some practice hikes.

LONI-IS

Mrs. Fred Osborne. Commission- er for Lanes for Prince Edward Island reports that Ruth Osborne. Cape Traverse, Annie Lee Fyfe. &anley Bridge, Ella Acorn. Wood Island, Mary . Leslie, St. Peters South. Jpan Mclnnis. St. Peters Bay. Shirley Reid, Stanley Bridge, Hilda Malone, Stanley Bridge. Ruth MacLennan, Caledonia, have all Joined the Lone Guides.

Twenty Guides have received their Tenderfoot pins. Helen Ding- well, Midgell, and Mary Nicholson, Wood Island. have received their second class badges. while Norma Profitt and Barbara Jay have re- ceived their l-Iorsemans. Cooks and Friend to Animals badges Marilyn Robertson. Alexandra has receiv-

sociation. and Mrs. Gordon Hutch-

ed her needlewomens badge.

By STEWART MacLEOD

Canadian Prose Staff Writer

FREDERICTON (CP)-A lmaon farm will be something new for the Maritimes. but Attorney-Gem eral W. J. West believes it will easily justify itself in tho rehabili tation field. New Brunswick will be the first Maritime province to have a prison farm system. It will be established on a rolling 1,000-acre property It Kingsclear.

"Of course." Mr. Wait I401 cautiously. "we can't tell for sure what it will mean, but I hope and believe it Nvill help many prison ers.'

To SCREEN PRISONER!

Inside the fenced boundaries of the farm screened prisoners will study experimental farming and forestry and some will turn out products in woodworking and other shops. Others can cut lumber in the M acres of woodland on the a

the best type of prisoners will be assigned to the farm. says Mr. West. and than wllbbbc no

entativo plans call for the ac- commodation of between 100 and with a staff of 5 Coction "a

as

To Establish Prison Farm In New Brunswick

a prison farm and officials there any the system has drawn favor- able comment from C a n a cl i a n prison experts. Mr. West is con- fident of success in New Bruns- wick too. , TO SELL FARM PRODUCTS The new farm, to be known as the New Brunswick Central Re- formatory. is expected to carry much of its own financial burden, but Mr. West doesn't know whether it will be self-supporting. "We will

sell products from the farm, but

it is not our intention to compete with outside industry. It will he a policy of developing non-competi-

tive, but useful. products."

The farm, about eight miles from Fredericton. is said to have good agriculture land.

The property was purchased late last year, a few years after a commission . d ” the es- tablishment of a prison farm in the province. The commission was set up about to years ago to make a thorough study of the province's prison system.

Prisoners for the new fann will be selected from all county and

municipal prisons, and will not in-

clude the federal penitentiary at Dorchenter. Apart from supervis- ion the provincial government does not maintain any prisons. Mr. West says the provincial

cause "you know. there are really

no bad people in New Brunswick."

IANGID IN UN BUILDING

ROME (Reuters)-The body of a S7-year-oi translator-

OTTAWA (CPI-Canada'a first trade a g r e e m e at with Russia, signed hero Feb. 29 after a month of negotiations. was ap- proved unanimously Wednesday by the Commons. which discussed it less than three hours.

The resolution proposing ratifica- tion of the historic treaty, passed by voice vote in the Commons. now goes in the Senate.

only real criticism was voiced by Donald Fleming (PC-Toronto Eglinton). the Couservatives' trade spokesman. He criticized the fact. there is nothing in the pact to pre- vent Russia from BXPOHIHE to tilt! country goods manufactured by forced. labor.

Mr. Fleming also warned that Canada should guard -against So-

viet trade delegations being Llsedli

for espionage purposes. NO STIPULATION

Trade Minister Howe said that? 'in negotiating-the "most-favored-I nation" agreement with Russia i'ncj markci in the u Canadian government ”dacs notican satisfy. tin-u

attempt to stipulate that certziii things shall be imported into can

ads and that other things shall not

be imported."

Most important part of the

agreement is Russia's guarantee buy a minimum of 44,000,000 bush

els of Canadian wheat in the next three.ycars. At current prices this

is- worth about

Mr. Howe would not attempt to predict the extent of any lung-ti-rni demand by Russia for Caiizidian

wheat.

"This agreement provides a

RUHAMAH S FRANK

WE AND OUR NEIGHBORS

OLD MEN OF THE TOWN Where do they go, the old men of the town. Thrust from their rightful place at some farm hearth Where gnarled old hands find tasks to do x g . And tired old eyes have vision

true Enough to guide a young one in

his play. ' To guard his dreams at close of day? R.S.F. Where can they go these old men of the town when they shuffle forth from their lonely cheerless rooms? So they stand around in forlorn groups in the doorways of stores. of bus stations to get a little warm- th, to look at people who still seem

Later, when it gets warmer. these old men will sit on the stone steps in the market place. Those who will find benches will sit there, heads drooping, by the hour.

A few find their way to the lib- rary, but these men, most of them, are ill at ease among books and the silent readers of books. They have worked with their hands all their lives; they crave the human spoken word, not the language of books.

In the rural districts life is much kinder to the worn out old men.

home of a son. a daughter. There are jobs they can do around the house. and for neighbors. Small children are safe and happy in their care. Odd times they can find a place near the stove in the grocery store up the lane. Cus- tomers greet them by name. They feel they belong.

GOLDEN AGE CLUBS

to have things to do, to belong.

There is room for them in the

We cannot bring back what uas fine and good in the past. We at present cannot reverse the lrund of the times from the farm to the towns. There are bound to he runny old people living alone in rlivziry rooms. Richer cities ll2lVt' "li(II(IL'fI Age Clubs" or gathering pI.'I('t2S with similar names wiicrc lllil peo- ple can talk and laugh and forizct their aches and loneliness fur a while.

I have visited such L'9lllOl'x' and described a few in lllcsc mlniilns. Some were very elaborate uiicrc there were classes in ('Ul'l'i'l'lI. events in handicrafts and paint- ing for the members l'alli.',llllL in age from sixty to ninety. Dam-cs were given. plays were stngcd by the members themselves. in- ” "wists interested enough to take the

.. on outings etc.

But often the "club" for the elder ly and old was just a room with a few checker-boards and other simple games in a school or some other public building. There were a few easy chairs donated by pi'iv- ate individuals or sympathetic or- ganizations. a radio. a vicirnla, a table. Occasionally some wo- men's club served ton and cook- ies. I looked in once on such a club. What struck me was the aliveness of the scene.

There were smiles. there was laughter. there was conversation. There was thought and planning at the chess-boards. . New friendships were being formed that would brighten after ”club" hours. Really. the expense involved in establishing the club was so trivial the human satisfaction achieved, so considerable! Can

we. perhaps, do likewise?

SOUGHTGATE. Middlesex. Eng. (CPI-Sir Beverley Baxter, Cana- dian-born Conservative member of Parliament, Thursday received the

freedom of the borough he repre- sents in the Commons.

"A thousand thanks." Sir Bev- erley said as he was presented a carved oak casket containing a scroll granting him freeman rights in Southgate. a borough north of

Baxter Honoured With Freedom Of Southgare

Baxter was first elected to the

British Parliament in 1935. stand- ing for the constituency of Wood Green. which at that time contain- ed Southgate. In I950. the riding was split. and Sir Beverley ran in Southgate. The only other Canadian - born MP to be made a freeman was Bo- nar Law who got the freedom of Bottle in Lancashire in 1918.

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Commons Gives Approval To Russian Trade Trealy

.lL'lIlllliSllli.lIiltll that the government '15 Prvllarcd to move cautiously. .oii cumnicmal terms into any I market that develops. if (hm-eh " bIl0ul(l pruvo to I)(' a continuing S. S. R. that we , we shall be all i-the more pleased." ('llEAPI'IIl TRANSPORT . ilou-cu-1'. it was reasonable to cxpect that liu-re would be at least , Insotnc continuing basis for Russian es of wheat from this con- evcn if Russia should not ;be short of grain. 'Fi'r)iii the point of view of imiisimrt. ii is cheaper to ship .u'ii(-2:1 iI('l'Uss the Pacific to for cusorii ports of the U.S.S.R. than In l1';-in.-nm'i It overland from the lllil)ill' ullcal growing areas in 9 -wC.siPl'n Russia." '

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: .iio.x"rumL (CP) - The Gazette Caivurw

Fvcd Division, Maple x szlys plluis on the Distant Early Leaf M'”l””" ("IL Llmll-ed: mlr Q I , g . . . l'lOllll('('S lie appointment of B. R. ( vlnxuuig line are complaining of Wilson as Siilfls manager. Cafe 0

ihc ilvilry toll in death and in- .lHI'.V -zuticred by Canadians for the

rclumcly-small role they are play. land. Mr. Wilson was formerly in int: in construction of the radar -- - n m some very sour notes re be divisional niiicc, Saint John. N. .llll.: iiucctcd into the praise hith- 3. c

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or-to heard for Canada's contribu- lion in the chain. The Gazette hi'I)'S.

"The aircrcw men claim that

his money from the operation. . inlets and aircraft are being pushed to illc danger point.

"Fourteen aircrew members have been killed in 18 crashes since the airlift started a year ago and airmen point'out that that, for the 81 Canadian commercial air- craft involved in this job. is equi- valenl in 300 major crashes a year among air carriers in the Unitedi Status."

The story says blame pilot iatigue to some de- gree for the majority of the crashes and that the Pilots As- sociation is preparing a detailed report on the airlift for presenta- iion to Transport Minister Mariel".

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